Thom and I are big fans of Breaking Bad. We started watching it when we travelled around South America a few years ago. It took us more than the 3 months that we were travelling to complete all the series….

Canyonlands National Park is an extremely fun national park to explore. It’s absolutely huge covering about 337,598 acres of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires in the heart of Utah’s desert. If you’re visiting Utah, Arches National Park or Moab,…

Have you ever heard of Canyonlands National Park? I never had until we arrived in Moab, Utah and saw it crop up on Google maps. Canyonlands National Park is less than an hour away from Arches National Park and is…

I ‘ve written a lot about Arches National Park recently, from the best half day hikes to do there, the best scenic drive, my favourite hike in Arches and a guide to Moab; the town just outside the park. And…

‘Keep Austin Weird’ is the slogan of the city of Austin in Texas. It was intended to promote local businesses but has now grown hugely and is pretty much the slogan of Austin. Austin isn’t weird in a bad way….

Arches National Park is best viewed on foot and some of my favourite hikes so far were in Arches National Park. Sure, you can drive around it pretty easily and see some incredible scenery. But, to really experience it you’re…

Whilst most people in Moab are probably there to visit Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park, there’s plenty of beautiful scenery to see around Moab and outside of the National Parks. There are several different scenic drives in Moab…

Austin is a city that’s well renowned for its food trucks. It’s believed that there are over 1,000 food trucks scattered across the city. We sure saw a lot during our visit to Austin! That does mean, however, that deciding…

I’d seen pictures of Arches National Park for months leading up to our Canada and America trip. I was also pretty desperate to get out and do some hiking, cities are great for walking and all but it’s not the…

Moab is a funny little place. Sat right outside of Arches National Park and less than 30 miles away from Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse State Park it’s a popular destination for adventurers. It’s a mix of hippies looking…